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Published on: August 14, 2026
Let the ellipse 
and the hyperbola 
have the same foci. If e and L respectively denote the eccentricity and the length of the latus rectum of H , then the value of 
is :
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D
Ellipse 
has 
, so 
with foci at 
.
Hyperbola H : 
has the same foci, so 
, giving 
.
Thus H is 
with 
.
Eccentricity: 
.
Latus rectum: 
.
Therefore 
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